Study on Thermobaric Impacts

yko9798

Having studied the advantages of the Kornet-E weapons recently purchased by Greece and mounted on M-114G Hummers, I also made some research on thermobaric warheads. This is rather interesting article by Dr Anna E Wildegger-Gaissmaier. I have posted this in the G/T forum, but in case somebody missed it, I repost it here.



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Thermobaric weaponry basics

Detonation of a high explosive device produces a rapid, localised energy release. The formation of a blast wave, thermal radiation, break-up of the munition casing and acceleration of the fragments dissipate this energy. In the case of conventional blast/ fragmentation warheads, a large part of the energy is taken up by the break-up of the casing and acceleration of the fragments.

Thermobaric weaponry usually has very thin casing and most of the energy ends up as fireball and blast/shock wave. The energy release in explosions occurs over microseconds and is governed by the detonation velocity of the explosive. Detonation velocities of thermobaric explosives (3

yko9798

Biler ler ATM nak angkat itu KORNET......mengancam sikit....

swordman

Ini ke Kornet?



Abram boleh berkecai ke?

aku fikir ATGM versi Soviet/China susah sikit la nak digunakan brbanding ATGM versi NATO. sebab bila nak kena guna je, mesti nak letak atas tempat yang rata. susah sikit bila nak guna untuk Urban tactic. lain la RPG..

yko9798

I'ved read in the latest Asian Defence Journal, that the US MARINE latest grenade launcher would be able to launch the Thermobaric Grenade as well....

Interesting guys.......